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Turbomeca Gabizo

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Turbomeca Gabizo

The Turbomeca Gabizo was a small turbojet engine produced by Turbomeca from the 1950s. The components were designed to take the stresses of high-speed fighter aircraft with some variants featuring afterburner.

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Applications

  • Breguet 1100
  • Dassault Étendard II
  • Fouga CM.171 Makalu
  • SNCASO Trident

    • Specifications (Gabizo)

    Data from Flight

    General characteristics

  • Type: Turbojet
  • Length: 218 cm (86 in)
  • Diameter: 67.3 cm (26.5 in)
  • Dry weight: 255 kg (560 lb)

    • Components

  • Compressor: Single stage axial plus single-stage centrifugal
  • Combustors: Single annular combustion chamber
  • Turbine: Single-stage

    • Performance

  • Maximum thrust: 10.78 kN (2,426 lbf)(maximum thrust) 8.62 kN (1,940 lbf)(maximum continuous thrust)
  • Overall pressure ratio: 5.1:1
  • Air mass flow: 14.7 kg/s (32.6 lb/s)
  • Specific fuel consumption: 1.04
  • Thrust-to-weight ratio: 0.042 kN/kg (4.332 lbf/lb)

    • References

    Turbomeca Gabizo Wikipedia
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